Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 In a message dated 6/19/2006 1:48:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, iietsa writes: > > one little monkey spent many years following his shadow... > but it did not make him a happier monkey....so... > instead he decided to run away from it... > and for many years he was trying this.... > but it did not make him a happier monkey.... > so he got fed up with this whole shadow-buisness > and just sat down... > after been sitting there for a while he suddenly could see > all those other monkyes running around.... > some were trying to reach for it, grab it, hold it.... > and others were trying to run away from it,avoid it, hide from it... > and " poof " it came to him like a flash > damn...hehe......it is only a shadow.... > all this effort and striving for nothing..... > ...iietsa > > L.E: There was another monkey as he grew up noticed that when he went into > the shade, his shadow disappeared, so he was never burdened with the problem of > chasing his shadow. Instead, he spent all his time studying and eventually > became the wiser, richest and most powerful monkey ever heard of. He tried > to tell the other monkeys what he had discovered, but they just laughed, > ridiculed and ignored him. Larry Epston > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Nisargadatta , epston wrote: > > In a message dated 6/19/2006 1:48:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > iietsa writes: > > > > > one little monkey spent many years following his shadow... > > but it did not make him a happier monkey....so... > > instead he decided to run away from it... > > and for many years he was trying this.... > > but it did not make him a happier monkey.... > > so he got fed up with this whole shadow-buisness > > and just sat down... > > after been sitting there for a while he suddenly could see > > all those other monkyes running around.... > > some were trying to reach for it, grab it, hold it.... > > and others were trying to run away from it,avoid it, hide from it... > > and " poof " it came to him like a flash > > damn...hehe......it is only a shadow.... > > all this effort and striving for nothing..... > > ...iietsa > > > > L.E: There was another monkey as he grew up noticed that when he went into > > the shade, his shadow disappeared, so he was never burdened with the problem of > > chasing his shadow. Instead, he spent all his time studying and eventually > > became the wiser, richest and most powerful monkey ever heard of. He tried > > to tell the other monkeys what he had discovered, but they just laughed, > > ridiculed and ignored him. > > Larry Epston > no direction is the beginning of wisdom... and the ending of what prevents it...iietsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Nisargadatta , " iietsa " <iietsa wrote: > > Nisargadatta , epston@ wrote: > > > > In a message dated 6/19/2006 1:48:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > iietsa@ writes: > > > > > > > > one little monkey spent many years following his shadow... > > > but it did not make him a happier monkey....so... > > > instead he decided to run away from it... > > > and for many years he was trying this.... > > > but it did not make him a happier monkey.... > > > so he got fed up with this whole shadow-buisness > > > and just sat down... > > > after been sitting there for a while he suddenly could see > > > all those other monkyes running around.... > > > some were trying to reach for it, grab it, hold it.... > > > and others were trying to run away from it,avoid it, hide from > it... > > > and " poof " it came to him like a flash > > > damn...hehe......it is only a shadow.... > > > all this effort and striving for nothing..... > > > ...iietsa > > > > > > L.E: There was another monkey as he grew up noticed that when he > went into > > > the shade, his shadow disappeared, so he was never burdened with > the problem of > > > chasing his shadow. Instead, he spent all his time studying > and eventually > > > became the wiser, richest and most powerful monkey ever heard > of. He tried > > > to tell the other monkeys what he had discovered, but they just > laughed, > > > ridiculed and ignored him. > > > > Larry Epston > > > no direction is the beginning of wisdom... > and the ending of what prevents it...iietsa > " I " " think " " I " " know " " where " " you're " " going " with this, " I'm " there: effortlessness. :-) ~*~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " iietsa " <iietsa@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , epston@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 6/19/2006 1:48:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > > iietsa@ writes: > > > > > > > > > > > one little monkey spent many years following his shadow... > > > > but it did not make him a happier monkey....so... > > > > instead he decided to run away from it... > > > > and for many years he was trying this.... > > > > but it did not make him a happier monkey.... > > > > so he got fed up with this whole shadow-buisness > > > > and just sat down... > > > > after been sitting there for a while he suddenly could see > > > > all those other monkyes running around.... > > > > some were trying to reach for it, grab it, hold it.... > > > > and others were trying to run away from it,avoid it, hide from > > it... > > > > and " poof " it came to him like a flash > > > > damn...hehe......it is only a shadow.... > > > > all this effort and striving for nothing..... > > > > ...iietsa > > > > > > > > L.E: There was another monkey as he grew up noticed that when he > > went into > > > > the shade, his shadow disappeared, so he was never burdened with > > the problem of > > > > chasing his shadow. Instead, he spent all his time studying > > and eventually > > > > became the wiser, richest and most powerful monkey ever heard > > of. He tried > > > > to tell the other monkeys what he had discovered, but they just > > laughed, > > > > ridiculed and ignored him. > > > > > > Larry Epston > > > > > no direction is the beginning of wisdom... > > and the ending of what prevents it...iietsa > > > > " I " " think " " I " " know " " where " " you're " " going " with this, " I'm " > there: effortlessness. > > :-) > ~*~ the easiest ness of all... even to say its easiest is making it kind of difficult ....iietsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2006 Report Share Posted June 19, 2006 Nisargadatta , " iietsa " <iietsa wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> > wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " iietsa " <iietsa@> wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , epston@ wrote: > > > > > > > > In a message dated 6/19/2006 1:48:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > > > iietsa@ writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > one little monkey spent many years following his shadow... > > > > > but it did not make him a happier monkey....so... > > > > > instead he decided to run away from it... > > > > > and for many years he was trying this.... > > > > > but it did not make him a happier monkey.... > > > > > so he got fed up with this whole shadow-buisness > > > > > and just sat down... > > > > > after been sitting there for a while he suddenly could see > > > > > all those other monkyes running around.... > > > > > some were trying to reach for it, grab it, hold it.... > > > > > and others were trying to run away from it,avoid it, hide > from > > > it... > > > > > and " poof " it came to him like a flash > > > > > damn...hehe......it is only a shadow.... > > > > > all this effort and striving for nothing..... > > > > > ...iietsa > > > > > > > > > > L.E: There was another monkey as he grew up noticed that > when he > > > went into > > > > > the shade, his shadow disappeared, so he was never burdened > with > > > the problem of > > > > > chasing his shadow. Instead, he spent all his time > studying > > > and eventually > > > > > became the wiser, richest and most powerful monkey ever > heard > > > of. He tried > > > > > to tell the other monkeys what he had discovered, but they > just > > > laughed, > > > > > ridiculed and ignored him. > > > > > > > > Larry Epston > > > > > > > no direction is the beginning of wisdom... > > > and the ending of what prevents it...iietsa > > > > > > > " I " " think " " I " " know " " where " " you're " " going " with this, " I'm " > > there: effortlessness. > > > > :-) > > ~*~ > the easiest ness of all... > even to say its easiest is making it kind of difficult > ...iietsa > :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords wrote: > > Nisargadatta , " iietsa " <iietsa@> wrote: > > > > Nisargadatta , " skywhilds " <skywords@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Nisargadatta , " iietsa " <iietsa@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Nisargadatta , epston@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 6/19/2006 1:48:38 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > > > > iietsa@ writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > one little monkey spent many years following his shadow... > > > > > > but it did not make him a happier monkey....so... > > > > > > instead he decided to run away from it... > > > > > > and for many years he was trying this.... > > > > > > but it did not make him a happier monkey.... > > > > > > so he got fed up with this whole shadow-buisness > > > > > > and just sat down... > > > > > > after been sitting there for a while he suddenly could see > > > > > > all those other monkyes running around.... > > > > > > some were trying to reach for it, grab it, hold it.... > > > > > > and others were trying to run away from it,avoid it, hide > > from > > > > it... > > > > > > and " poof " it came to him like a flash > > > > > > damn...hehe......it is only a shadow.... > > > > > > all this effort and striving for nothing..... > > > > > > ...iietsa > > > > > > > > > > > > L.E: There was another monkey as he grew up noticed that > > when he > > > > went into > > > > > > the shade, his shadow disappeared, so he was never burdened > > with > > > > the problem of > > > > > > chasing his shadow. Instead, he spent all his time > > studying > > > > and eventually > > > > > > became the wiser, richest and most powerful monkey ever > > heard > > > > of. He tried > > > > > > to tell the other monkeys what he had discovered, but they > > just > > > > laughed, > > > > > > ridiculed and ignored him. > > > > > > > > > > Larry Epston > > > > > > > > > no direction is the beginning of wisdom... > > > > and the ending of what prevents it...iietsa > > > > > > > > > > " I " " think " " I " " know " " where " " you're " " going " with this, " I'm " > > > there: effortlessness. > > > > > > :-) > > > ~*~ > > the easiest ness of all... > > even to say its easiest is making it kind of difficult > > ...iietsa > > > > > :-) easy does it.... gassho, my gentle friends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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